• Toronto FC and Vancouver drew 1-1 in the first leg of the Canadian Championship. The winner qualifies for the CONCACAF Champions League...

• Speaking of the 2011 CONCACAF Champions League, the draw was yesterday. In the preliminary round, FC Dallas take on Alianza (El Salvador), Toronto/Vancouver face Real Esteli/Walter Ferretti (Nicaragua) and the Seattle Sounders play San Francisco (Panama). The two-leg total-goals series are July 26-28 and Aug. 2-4.

As for the group stage, the Los Angeles Galaxy are in Group A with Alajuelense (Costa Rica), Morelia/UNAM (Mexico) or Caribbean runner-up and Motagua (Honduras)/Municipal (Guatemala). The Colorado Rapids are in Group B with Real Espana (Honduras), Santos Laguna (Mexico)/Olimpia (Honduras) and Isidro Metapan (El Salvador)/Caribbean champion.